Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-06-10
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W, P. WALTON.
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TO the Editor of the Interior Journal

lew llutc VI itho iAOh NuC iHtC ON
Of Bell" and the surrounding country.
The young corn along the valley OF th
Cumberland is looking exceedingly we'll ia
the season. The nights have been too col
FOR vegetation TO progress much.
This county seems to be peculiarly adapt
ed TO snake raising. Postmaster A. L Mon
roe has four large rsttlesnakes in glss
box in the postofice, the largest one havin
IA rattles. Hundreds Of them have bee
killed in various part Of the county.
DR.. T. 6. Foley lie building large two
story frame dwelling. which wheI
completed will be the handsomest residenc
in town. There are II large rooms in th
building Verify Pineville 'do boom"
Our merchants are doing thriving bus
iness. Trade seems to be on the incress
all the time. NJ. ]. Moss is putting up
new slore-house 10 the lower end OF town
w. d. Hurst q BIO. have sold out thei
stock of general merchandise, amounting Il
about S.. 500, to a Mr.. Fustian, from GREASY
Creek, this county. Mr.. James F. Shisher
county court clerk and prominent mer
chant Of this place, has just closed sale oil
1900 900 feet Of poplar logs to Jones Il Co
of Williamsburg, at remunerative price,
These logs are to be delivered on the banks
Of the streams in time for the fall tides.
Judge John NJ. Green, of Pinevills
chairman of the 18th Senatorial district
republican committee, has called conyen-
ton to be held in London, on Wednesday.
the 18th day of June, 10 nominate repub.
lican candidate for the State Senate from
the counties of Pulaski Laurel, Jackson,
Whitley, Knox and Bell The candidates
before that convention, 60 far rs we have
been able to learn, will he Hon. John H.
Wilsop, Of Knox, Hon. w. r. Ramsey. Of
Laurel. Hon. Parker, Of Pulaski, and Mr..
Bird Of Whitley. Chairman Green has ex.
tended to us a very kind invitation TO be
present. Bro. Craft, look out for us.
The feud between the Turner and Sowder
factions, in this county, grows stronger and
deeper every day. We don't know and don't
care what was the cause Of the trouble be-
tween them; we only know that both parties
are law. breakers and outlaws. They are a
drawback and nuisance to the welfare OF
the whole county. The officers are power
less, or at least seem so, 10 make any arrests.
A warrant has been in the hands Of the Of
6cers for the arrest OF General Sowders
since the time be killed Lee Turner. last
March, and it has even been intimated that
Sowders was concealed in Pineville not over
100 yards from the Jail. Warrants are out
.or Hiram Turner for killing Henry Raines,
and no efforts have been made to cause his
arrest. These two, General Sowders and
Hiram Turner, are the leaders Of their res.
pective clans and they are terrcrizing the
whole Of the Yellow Creek country. When
these clans meet, as they inevitably must,
some one will be hurt 1t does not seem
that that day will be far IN the future. The
parties are all armed with the latest i'm
proved Shooting irons" Strangers and
people who are not mixed up in these feuds
need not be afraid to come to this country.
There is not particle Of danger that they
will be molested 30 long as they conduct
themselves properly and impsrtislly. We
do not apprehend any danger, unless the
parties sh ould meet in town, then the thin
frame houses would afford very insecure
hiding places from As cslibre Winchester
bullets.
The Cumberland Valley branch of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad is being
very rapidly to this point. Be. ]
tween Bsrbourville and this place the grad
ing will soon be finished. The bridges will
not be very great hindrance. From Bar
bouryille to Corbin the tunnel, midway, is
causing some trouble and great deal Of
delay. Had il not been for this the cara
night have been running 10 Barbourville .
BY this time. Anyway, we expect to be
able TO board the cars at this point by Oct. 1
LET, at the latest. Capt. William Mccoy
Ind the corps Of engineers are at work above
lere, running lines to Cumberland Gap and t
o Big Stone Gap. 1t is not definitely
Known yet which route they will build FIRST, =
,ut it is only question Of time when both d
ines will be constructed. Vice-President t
N. H. Smith. Of the Louisville q Nashville
'ailroad, accompanied by other officers OF ,
he road, and number of capitalists, psss- .
d over the two routes last week. These |
money kings" travel on horseback and
havea wagon 10 haul their baggage, trsps
tic. They carry about 80 to 40 gallons of Z,
he "etc." along with them TO use in Gaze OF \
make bite or sickness. Il
Foreign capitalists are bringing great v
leal Of money into Bell and Harlan coun- n
co. Within the last Elk months $3.50, 900, K
as been dumped into the hands Of men 10 ia
10 mountains who never knew the value &C
mouey, on account OF its scarcity. And !,
uring the next six months probably a
illion more will be brought in for pay
ent on land already bought. Thousands
acres Of wild lands have changed hands :,
thin the last few months. The value Of =,
nd has been increased 10 to 30.fold. Lend w
at was not worth it's taxes can not now "